When they arrived at the main hall, the Great Elder had already been waiting for quite some time.
"Elder."
"Holy Son."
The two nodded to each other. Then Ye Lin turned to look at the ten young men standing nearby. All ten were at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage and were Azure Cloud Sect Inner Sect cultivators.
"Greetings, Holy Son."
The ten bowed respectfully to Ye Lin.
"Mm. Great Elder, let's set off."
"Good."
With that, Ye Lin and the Great Elder walked side by side, while the ten young men followed behind.
"Hiss, the Great Elder, the Holy Son, and ten senior brothers—what a lineup! What are they going to do? Are they going to war with some sect?"
"I don't know. Maybe they're going to wipe out those vile Evil Cultivators."
Seeing Ye Lin and his party, the Inner Sect disciples nearby, who had no idea what was going on, all drew in a sharp breath.
They had never seen such an impressive lineup before.
The Azure Cloud Sect had been quiet for too long—so long that the great powers had already forgotten how much they once feared it.
So long that even their own disciples no longer thought their sect was powerful.
When they reached the sect entrance, Ye Lin followed the Great Elder as they took flight on their swords. A streak of sword light cut across the sky as they headed for the Holy King Sect.
To reclaim the Burning Heaven Mine, they had to go to the Holy King Sect and negotiate with them.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the Holy King Sect.
Before them stood an enormous mountain gate, wreathed in white mist. Two Holy King Sect disciples at Qi Refining Level 9 stood guard at the entrance, their eyes sweeping